Teas & Coffees After Mass Each Sunday after the 10:30am Mass there is an opportunity to get together with other parishioners over a cup of coffee or tea. This is an important way of building and strengthening the parish community, so please join us – whether you’re a regular member of the congregation or a visitor. Refreshments are served in the Parish Hall, and we look forward to getting to know you better. All welcome! A few more helpers would be very much appreciated.
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Marcus
Job Vacancies For details of school job vacancies please visit https://hallam-diocese.com/schools-home/schools-vacancies/
A Call to Share your Faith: Join Our Catechist Team Do you have a heart for sharing your faith with others? We are launching a special initiative to recruit, renew, and support the dedicated individuals who walk alongside others on their journey of faith. Whether you have years of experience or are simply curious about how you can help, we invite you to be part of one of our sacramental preparation teams. We are seeking volunteers for:
- Baptism & Marriage preparation
- Children’s Liturgy
- First Holy Communion & Confirmation for young people
- RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Encounter School of Ministry Sheffield – Launching September 2026, a dynamic two-year training journey rooted in long-term discipleship, designed to teach, equip, and activate believers to demonstrate the love of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. Through teaching, small groups, worship, and activations, you will learn to step out in faith, grow in the gifts of healing and prophecy, and make the supernatural life of the Spirit a natural part of everyday life. Join a community pursuing transformation, breakthrough, and the call to do the “greater works” Jesus promised. For more information and enrolment: encounterschool.org/sheffield
A Holy Hour For Life (Adoration): Mother of God Church, Abbeydale Road, S7 1DX. Last Saturday of the month after the 10am Mass. Hope UK Hope UK, a Christian charity, has been delivering drug education and life skills sessions for more than 170 years. They are currently raising funds to continue this vital work with young people. If you’d like to support them, you can donate at hopeuk.org/appeal. Every gift makes a difference. To find out more about their work, go to hopeuk.org. Assisted Suicide Bill Vote. Your MP could be one of the 12. Only 12 MPs need to switch for the assisted suicide Bill to be defeated on 11th September. A face-to-face meeting can make a real difference to how your MP votes. Right To Life UK’s simple tool lets you request a meeting in just 30 seconds and gives you everything you need to prepare, including a short video guide. Please ask your MP today for a meeting and urge them to vote NO to assisted suicide: https://righttolife.org.uk/meetyourmp There are also postcards at the back of church to complete and send to your MP. Grief to Grace Grief to Grace is a specialised programme of spiritual and psychological healing for anyone who has suffered sexual, physical, emotional or spiritual abuse. Please contact the Grief to Grace team on 020 8154 2719 or info@grieftograceuk.org Joint Diocesan Camino Leeds Walsingham Way is a NEW Joint Diocesan Camino for the Year of St Francis of Assisi! Full information and links for Day Pilgrims to sign up for any of the days walking through Leeds or Hallam Dioceses here: https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/day-pilgrims-invited-to-join-new-diocesan-walking-pilgrimage/ ALL welcome to join for Mass: Camino begins Saturday 12 September with 8am Pilgrims’ Mass at Leeds Cathedral, followed by walk to Wakefield; 8am Sunday Mass at St Austin’s, Wakefield, followed by walk into Hallam; Tuesday 15 September 8am Mass at St Marie’s Cathedral, Sheffield, followed by walk to Padley Martyrs’ Chapel.
Catholic Holidays in the Lake District this Summer
During September, Castlerigg Manor in Keswick is opening its doors to families, groups of friends, or private individuals who are looking for an affordable stay in the Lake District. Breakfast and evening meal are provided, and Mass is celebrated on site. For more information check out castleriggmanor.com/stay-with-us or contact director@castleriggmanor.co.uk / 017687 72711 Quiet Retreats for Adults this October During October half term, Castlerigg Manor is running a quiet retreat for individual adults who want to spend a few days of peace, relaxation and prayer in the Lake District. Each day there will be a talk, Mass, and evening prayer, and then a lot of time to explore the area, pray, or just simply relax. Book at castleriggmanor.com/events or contact director@castleriggmanor.co.uk Celebration of Married Life 2026 On Saturday 19th September, there will be a special Celebration Mass for Married Life at St Marie’s Cathedral at 12:30pm for couples and their families celebrating their 10th, 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th and 70th wedding anniversary jubilees this calendar year. Newly married couples are also welcome to come. During the liturgy, there will be an opportunity for couples, who wish to do so, to renew their marriage vows. If you would like to take part in this celebration, please fill out the application form that is online (a QR code can be found on the poster on the church notice board to access this), or fill in the hard copy form available at the back of church and email it to: bishop.secretary@dioceseofleeds.org.uk, or send it by post to: Anne Cooke, 13 North Grange Road, Leeds, LS6 2BR by Friday 4th September 2026. Further details from: formation-mission@hallam-diocese.com, or Tel: 0114 256 6410